Hey there! Just a quick heads-up: I’m not a lawyer, policymaker, or compliance expert. This post is written from the perspective of a curious layperson piecing together information from various sources. If you think this might apply to you, chatting with a legal professional for proper advice is…
Tim Nash
📢📢📢 WordPress User Security Workshop!
You log into the site, and in front of you is the user screen with dozens of administrator users. Wait, why do three separate hosting companies need accounts? What about rival agencies? Do they need to be there? Also, who just installed that plugin, and why is the…
Still blogging like a confused hacker!
This post was inspired by a conversation I was having with a friend. I was debugging an issue in their htaccess file when I casually mentioned that I haven’t actually used Apache on my own projects for about 15 years, so the only time I see it is…
New Confidently Clean Hacked Site Workshop Date!
I am really pleased to announce a new Confidently Clean a Hacked WordPress Site workshop on July 16th 2024 this time at a more USA-friendly time! The quick TL; DR When: 16th July 2024 at 1PM EST (6PM BST/ 5PM GMT) Where: Online via Zoom What: 90 Minute Workshop…
When Memes Go Bad
My first YouTube Scary WordPress Story is now live on Youtube, I encourage you to watch it, but here is a slightly modified version for the blog! Sometimes the most innocent actions have unintended consequences. This is a story, a story about Joe, a story about how something…
The curious case of the funny admin
Have you ever had one of those feelings that something is wrong, but you can’t quite put your finger on it? This was the feeling for a client of mine; they knew something was wrong on their site but couldn’t quite pinpoint the problem. They worked with their…